As the Tree of Lights marks its 40th anniversary this fall, this Monday’s program in Rossmoor will be the first in a series of ceremonies that memorialize friends and loved ones who have died. Rossmoor’s Tree of Lights ceremony is sponsored by Hospice East Bay and Friends of Hospice Rossmoor, the latter a Rossmoor club. Proceeds from this fundraisi...

The general election is this Tuesday, Nov. 2. Once again, the Event Center will be serving as a Rossmoor polling place for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day, as one of seven Election Day polling places in Walnut Creek. For those opting to vote in person ahead of Election Day, the Community Arts Auditorium at 111 N. Wiget Lane in Walnu...

As more than one person said on a recent Monday afternoon, death is the great mystery. At the Rossmoor End of Life Concerns Club meeting Oct. 19 in the packed Club Room at Creekside, four panelists of different faiths discussed the how they approach death. The “Spiritual and Religious Views on End of Life” event was co-sponsored by the Rossmoor Int...

small cellos, for instance), of varying quality. “One was left on my doorstep, literally in pieces,” Witbeck recalled. That delivery, and the fact several of her earliest acquisitions (all small WITBECK: She’s working to end cello rental-sales business – not ‘teaching’ cellos) were initially stored in a crib, prompted her friends and students to du...

The Companions Club is offering free assistance to any resident needing their mail-in ballot for the Nov. 3 General Election delivered to the ballot drop box at Grace Presbyterian Church. The drop box is available now through Nov. 3. Club members will also drive residents to the Rossmoor polling location at the Event Center on Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. t...

locations include Alamo Plaza Shopping Center (190 Alamo Plaza) and the Lafayette School District office (3477 School St.). There are ways to track a ballot after using a secure ballot drop box or after mailing it. County voters can use a ballot status lookup at www.contracostavote. gov/elections/ by clicking on Where’s My Ballot. There’s a link to...

A Comcast representative is available to help answer residents’ questions three times a week in Rossmoor. The representative is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Appointments are not needed. For questions at other times, call Comcast at 1-800-407-2997.

Rossmoor TV is inviting residents to celebrate Halloween by entering the Howl-O-Ween Pet Costume Contest, a fun community event showcasing Rossmoor’s beloved pets dressed in their festive best. The contest is open exclusively to Rossmoor residents To enter, residents should email a photo of their costumed pet to TVOffice@rossmoor.com by 11:59 p.m. ...

Staffing shortage leads to change in coverage Ashortage of lifeguards is once again prompting changes for the Rossmoor pools, this time ending guarded hours on the weekends at Tice Pools. Starting Saturday, Oct. 24, the pools and spa at Tice Creek Fitness Center will not be guarded on the weekends. Tice pools and spa will continue to have two certi...

Trip around Event Center resembles trip around world Ian Skone-Rees appreciated the chance to share his culture with the world, especially in a place where people appreciated the effort. “Caledonia is the Latin name for Scotland, and we’ve had a lot of interest from people passing by,” said Skone-Rees, director of membership for the Caledonian Soci...